Definition
θεός, -οῦ, ὁ, ἡ (Acts 19:37 only; see M, Pr., 60, 244), late voc., θεέ (Matthew 27:46; cf. Deuteronomy 3:24, al.),
[in LXX chiefly for אֱלֹהִים, also for אֵל and other cognate forms, יהוה, etc. ;]
a god or deity, God.
1. In polytheistic sense, a god or deity: Acts 28:6, 1 Corinthians 8:4, 2 Thessalonians 2:4, al.; pl., Acts 14:11; 19:26, Galatians 4:8, al.
2. Of the one true God;
(a) anarthrous: Matthew 6:24, Luke 20:38, al.; esp. with prep. (Kühner 3, iii, 605), ἀπὸ θ., John 3:2; ἐκ, Acts 5:39, 2 Corinthians 5:1, Philippians 3:9; ὑπό, Romans 13:1; παρὰ θεοῦ, John 1:6; παρὰ θεῷ, 2 Thessalonians 1:6, 1 Peter 2:4; κατὰ θεόν, Romans 8:27, 2 Corinthians 7:9, 10; also when in genitive dependent on an anarth. noun (Bl., §46, 6), Matthew 27:43, Luke 3:2, Romans 1:17, 1 Thessalonians 2:13; as pred., Luke 20:38, John 1:1, and when the nature and character rather than the person of God is meant, Acts 5:29, Galatians 2:6, al. (M, Th., 14);
(b) more freq., with art.: Matthew 1:23, Mark 2:7, al. mult.; with prep., ἀπὸ τ. θ., Luke 1:26; ἐκ, John 8:42, al.; παρὰ τοῦ θ., John 8:40; π. τῷ θ., Romans 9:14; ἐν, Colossians 3:3; ἐπὶ τῷ θ., Luke 1:47; ἐπὶ τὸν θ., Acts 15:19; εἰς τ. θ., Acts 24:15; πρὸς τ. θ., John 1:2; with genitive of person(s), Matthew 22:32, Mark 12:26, 27, Luke 20:37, John 20:17, al.; ὁ θ. μου, Romans 1:8, Philippians 1:3, al.; ὁ θ. καὶ πατήρ κ. τ. λ., Romans 15:6, Ephesians 1:3, Philippians 4:20, al.; with genitive of thing(s), Romans 15:5, 13, 33, 2 Corinthians 1:3, 1 Thessalonians 5:23; τὰ τ. θεοῦ, Matthew 16:23, Mark 12:17, 1 Corinthians 2:11; τὰ πρὸς τὸν θ., Romans 15:17, Hebrews 2:17; 5:1; τ. θεῷ, as a superl. (LXX, Joshua 3:3), Acts 7:20, 2 Corinthians 10:4; Hebraistically, of judges (Psa.81(82):6), John 10:34" (LXX), 35.
Hebrew words it translates
Usage patterns
Occurrences
- Matthew 1:23Θεός · God“Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).
- Matthew 3:9Θεὸς · GodAnd do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
- Matthew 3:16Θεοῦ · GodAs soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.
- Matthew 4:3Θεοῦ · of GodThe tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
- Matthew 4:4Θεοῦ · of GodBut Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
- Matthew 4:6Θεοῦ · of God“If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
- Matthew 4:7Θεόν · God {to the test}Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
- Matthew 4:10θεόν · God“Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
- Matthew 5:8Θεὸν · GodBlessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
- Matthew 5:9Θεοῦ · of GodBlessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
- Matthew 5:34Θεοῦ · God’sBut I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
- Matthew 6:24Θεῷ · GodNo one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
- Matthew 6:30Θεὸς · GodIf that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
- Matthew 6:33θεοῦ · GodBut seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- Matthew 8:29Θεοῦ · of God“What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
- Matthew 9:8Θεὸν · GodWhen the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
- Matthew 12:4Θεοῦ · of GodHe entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.
- Matthew 12:28Θεοῦ · of God; Θεοῦ · of GodBut if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
- Matthew 14:33Θεοῦ · of GodThen those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”
- Matthew 15:3Θεοῦ · of GodJesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
- Matthew 15:4Θεὸς · GodFor God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
- Matthew 15:6Θεοῦ · of God…he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
- Matthew 15:31Θεὸν · GodThe crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
- Matthew 16:16Θεοῦ · GodSimon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
- Matthew 16:23Θεοῦ · of GodBut Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
- Matthew 19:6Θεὸς · GodSo they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
- Matthew 19:24Θεοῦ · GodAgain I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
- Matthew 19:26Θεῷ · GodJesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
- Matthew 21:31Θεοῦ · of GodWhich of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
- Matthew 21:43Θεοῦ · of GodTherefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
- Matthew 22:16Θεοῦ · of GodThey sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
- Matthew 22:21Θεοῦ · God’s; Θεῷ · to God“Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
- Matthew 22:29Θεοῦ · of GodJesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
- Matthew 22:31Θεοῦ · GodBut concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:
- Matthew 22:32Θεὸς · God; Θεὸς · God; Θεὸς · God; Θεὸς · God‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
- Matthew 22:37Θεόν · GodJesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
- Matthew 23:22Θεοῦ · God’sAnd he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.
- Matthew 26:61Θεοῦ · of God…and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
- Matthew 26:63Θεοῦ · God; Θεοῦ · of GodBut Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.”
- Matthew 27:40Θεοῦ · of God…and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
- Matthew 27:43Θεόν · God; Θεοῦ · of GodHe trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
- Matthew 27:46Θεέ · God; θεέ · GodAbout the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”